David123579 Posted June 2, 2002 Report Share Posted June 2, 2002 Im building a new computer and i just wanted to ask about the radeon 7000, i found a good deal on one but before i get it i would like to know if its good for bcm. im sorry if this is the wrong forum for this but i tried to post it in the video issues forum and it wouldnt let me (i didnt think it was an "issue" anyway). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epsilon 5 Posted June 2, 2002 Report Share Posted June 2, 2002 7000? Where did you get that? I heard of the 7100 and 7200, but not the 7000... I dunno about your question though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antaren4279 Posted June 2, 2002 Report Share Posted June 2, 2002 not totally sure, but i thought sc used a radeon in his development computer. [ 06-02-2002, 15:45: Message edited by: antaren4279 ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David123579 Posted June 3, 2002 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2002 radeon 7000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cmdr Posted June 3, 2002 Report Share Posted June 3, 2002 I have an 8500DV in one machine and Andrei has an 8500 in one of his (I sent him my 8500 when I got the DV variant). I also have a 7500 (an inferior card) in another machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG MILLER Posted June 3, 2002 Report Share Posted June 3, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Comander Keeling: radeon 7000Learn to shop around a little. Cheaper Cheaper Yet Go to the Radeon 7000 section. The URL is being redirected to the homepage. A Radeon 7000 is just a rebadged first genereation Radeon. Me, I would go for a 8500 myself, but if I was in your shoes, I would at least try for a 7500. Your welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David123579 Posted June 3, 2002 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2002 Thanks, but I just decided to get my new computer running with my current 32 meg radeon then see what i need to do after that. It should run bcm fine but im shooting for a machine that i dont have to upgrade when bcg (and bctc) comes out . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David123579 Posted June 3, 2002 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2002 quote: Cheaper Cheaper Yet Thanks, im always looking for beter prices, these are the best i have seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grayfox Posted June 3, 2002 Report Share Posted June 3, 2002 i have the radeon 7000/VE all i can say is look carefully into what youre buying. while mine was 75$ when i bought it, i think its a piece o crap. half the games i have dont work anymore when they used to with my old voodoo 5 5500, there are no drivers for the card (i kid you not) only the ones on the install CD. i goto the ati website to d/l drivers, and when i install them (or try to) i get an error message saying drivers incompatible with display adapter. i also tried d/l the "powered by ATI" drivers and get the same thing. again, look careful into what you buy, and make sure its compatible with your system, or its not a piece of crapola oh, and it is the same kind as the one greg linked to... 64MB SDR and all. [ 06-03-2002, 16:29: Message edited by: Grayfox ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David123579 Posted June 4, 2002 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2002 yea i have been hearing that kinda stuff form some of my techie friends. i think ill just stick with what works for now (32meg radeon) and do some more research before i buy a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kartoffel Posted June 4, 2002 Report Share Posted June 4, 2002 quote: all i can say is look carefully into what youre buying. while mine was 75$ when i bought it, i think its a piece o crap. half the games i have dont work anymore when they used to with my old voodoo 5 5500, there are no drivers for the card (i kid you not) only the ones on the install CD. The 7000/VE is NOT a piece of crap. I got one in my system and it works just fine... better stability-wise then an 8500... It just goes to show that you can't really tell if it will work well in your system until you test it out. Anyone who has a radeon, take a look here since this guy tweaks drivers, and gets better performance out of em. Edit: ATIs drivers are backwards compatable. One file runs ALL the cards under ME/9x, and another runs them under NT/2K/XP. [ 06-04-2002, 09:30: Message edited by: Kartoffel ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cmdr Posted June 4, 2002 Report Share Posted June 4, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Kartoffel: The 7000/VE is NOT a piece of crap. erm, as opposed to what? Say the better and faster 7500 or the even better and even more faster 8500? They're crap. Period. [ 06-04-2002, 18:33: Message edited by: Supreme Cmdr ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kartoffel Posted June 5, 2002 Report Share Posted June 5, 2002 It may not be top-of-the-line, but it works fine for just about anything on the market, barring something like Iwar2, or Commanche 4. Edit: I will say no more, as why start a pointless argument? [ 06-04-2002, 20:20: Message edited by: Kartoffel ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG MILLER Posted June 5, 2002 Report Share Posted June 5, 2002 I would like to know if the Radeon 8500 puts out less heat than a GF3 Ti200? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epsilon 5 Posted June 5, 2002 Report Share Posted June 5, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Greg Miller: I would like to know if the Radeon 8500 puts out less heat than a GF3 Ti200?probably more. The 8500 competes with the ti500 Check here , a few benchmarks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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